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Everybody needs a good red lipstick. Whether you are going for retro glamour or just a pop of colour a quick swipe of a red lipstick can brighten up your face. There is a perfect shade of red for everyone! Red lipstick looks great with everything from a black formal dress to a casual jeans […]

What sort of beauty blogger has never walked out of MAC with a black bag full of goodies? Me! that’s who! Well, until recently that is! I didn’t dislike MAC but the inflated Australian prices and the number of orange, cake faced MAC devotees hanging around the counters at the local shopping malls (let me stress I’m […]

I rarely visit a salon to have my nails done. Over the years I’ve managed to develop a pretty steady hand and have managed to perfect the at home mani. Here are a few tips for those of you who are considering taking care of your own nails or are just looking for some tips […]

love the packaging, leave it to benefit to come up with cutest packaging possible. To BB or not to BB that has been my question since the emergence of Beauty Balms onto the market in Australia. To me the whole idea of the BB cream was not a new one and a lot of the […]

The challenge … Removing glitter nail polish without scraping and soaking and finding little flecks stuck to your fingernails for days after wards. We’ve all felt the pain of patiently soaking our glitter encrusted nails under cotton balls hoping that they would come out clean and ready for the next mani only to be disappointed […]

That will last and last… I love a glossy lip but find that I often need to keep applying and keep applying all day. Applying a pigmented product on the go can be tricky and messy (I hate colouring outside the lines) so I find that using a couple of layers of sheer product makes […]

How old are you? 33… What’s your middle name? Cristina What nationality are you? Australian with Italian parents What do you do for a living? OOh… ive kept this kinda secret until now. Im a high school teacher If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would it be? Id […]

So, yeah, I know Im a little late to the party. This is the first “drugstore” foundation that I have bought since.. well… maybe a decade. Those of you who regularly read this blog will know that I had found my “Holy Grail” foundation years ago. But it the spirit of trying new things ( I […]

Wowsers! Where did March go! Another month gone and some more gorgeous things have been added to my collection. This month I found new products that I have absolutely loved, some that just didn’t work for me and some much loved favourites stuck around because they really are that good! Here are the products I have been […]

Those of us who live in humid weather, have oily skin, allergies or are chronic eye rubbers know the pain in the butt moment of checking yourself in the mirror and finding mascara smudging, slipping and flaking and giving you that telltale panda eyes look. There is relief however for the aforementioned in the form […]

isnt it pretty!, but notice the amount of highlighter compared to actual pigmented blush? Ok, so I caved. I had no intention of getting this as I have more than enough shades of blush in every formula known to man, but I caved and so many people were showing it off on instagram and boasting […]

Only in the beauty world could a long lasting stain be considered something good! And today’s post focusses on comparing two long wearing, rose coloured staining tints. In one corner we have the cult beauty product from Benefit, Benetint and in the other a relatively new comer on the Australian beauty scene Thebalm with their […]

So.. it turns out I like highlighters I was recently tagged by Lipstick addict to show all my favourite highlighters. I guess you might say that I’m a bit of a highlighter/illuminator afficionado! I have quite a collection of sparkly, shiny and shimmery items in my collection that help me to maintain the illusion of my inner […]